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    Advice needed for a service business

    Yeah i completely understand the want for an established team etc, my point regarding that for me was solely just to say i would love to have that and would love to have enough work/regular custom to offer that, but after 10 years im still in a position where my balance is healthy but i dont...
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    Advice needed for a service business

    Deffo see what your saying, but as a start up who doesnt have a customer base how are you going to get enough work to keep those subbies happy? Its ok saying if you provide enough good work they will be happy etc but getting the business is the hard part of it. Getting a customer to use you in...
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    Advice needed for a service business

    And just as an added thing with hiring/contracting drivers.. whats to say they wont try to undercut you when on that job? Especially as your business will be new and wont have built up a relationship with the customer enough to warrant said customer showing loyalty. Just something to think about
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    Advice needed for a service business

    As a Taxi operator, what your wanting to do in my opinion is impossible. TFL is different to my local authority but ive been running my 1 man band for nearly 10 years now and i have enough regular customers, new customers and enquirys to keep me ticking over, just... starting out yourself as a...
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    Tour operator Business

    Passenger carrying vehicle would require licence, id suggest a taxi licence or private hire operator licence. Then you would also need Hire and Reward insurance etc. Upto 8 passengers you wouldnt need a PSV licence. However check with your local authority, they should be able to help you...
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    Is your networking working?

    Thank you for the advice Lucan Unlordly, As for a USP, most of the companies around here are your normal big companies that do nothing like that, so yeah your right offering something a little different would help. Ill definitely take that on board and try and think of some ways I could offer...
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    Online Gaming Business - EBay (possibly shopify and amazon later)

    I would say the only difficulty with the trade in side would be having customer post their games/accessories/consoles to you for you to then check they work and pay. Trade in can honestly be a downside, was for me. I hope you get the whole business to work, your 10% profit is up to you, if...
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    Online Gaming Business - EBay (possibly shopify and amazon later)

    Do you have a physical premises? I know you sell on Ebay... I only ask as far as trading in like CEX/GAME etc customers go to them and trade/ sell them. Would you need to have them posted etc. Understandable if your buying and selling locally or selling on Ebay but trading in from further...
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    Insurance brokers

    2 or 3 years ago I moved taxi insurance to a new company. Small business, small enough that the owner himself was the one doing the quote for me in person. Screen facing me he brought up a quote of nearly £2000. Then proceeded to take bit by bit of his commission off. Trying to beat a...
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    Is your networking working?

    I've tried. LinkedIn is just a mash up for me. Have no idea how to use it. I'm just a small 1 man band with a taxi company, I sometimes cant cover work so have 2 or 3 drivers that cover work. I don't now if actual networking will work for me as its difficult to network locally as most other...
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    Home business & capital gains

    Thank you for all your comments. After informing my friend she is probably better off talking to an accountant herself she is doing that on monday morning. Appreciate the results. On another note it's quite addictive reading through these forums. I need to concentrate more on work lol
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    Home business & capital gains

    Think the saying Mind ya own business comes into effect here. Thank you for helping. Much appreciated. I think this is where i tell her she needs to talk to a professional herself. Back to my business I scuttle. I need to know when to keep out of things lol. Thank you Scalloway
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    Home business & capital gains

    As it's a wooden kitted out hut and could probably be taking down, temporary building. would that still count. Say it takes up 25% of the garden area, would then that mean 25% of the garden would be valued differently. The more I read what I write I realise how stupid I sound Haha. I should of...
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    Home business & capital gains

    What do you mean considered separately? Basically she has an out house (conservatorie) and she has built on the side of that and its attached to the wall in the front of the property as well. Its decked out for her kitchen use, so she can bake and sell cakes. I told her its risky and that I...
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    Home business & capital gains

    Good morning all, Just a quick question, it's not actually for me but a friend of mine. Long story short... she bakes cakes for family and friends, never been a business, however she has recently registered as self employed for a different opportunity (she's a passenger asst for disabled...
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